† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
8 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupJackson, MSMississippiUnited States
African American†46.8%35.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.8%0.5%
English9.0%10.6%9.5%
American7.1%10.0%5.3%
Irish6.8%7.4%9.4%
German3.9%5.1%12.5%
Scottish1.5%1.6%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.2%1.0%—
Italian1.1%1.7%4.8%
French1.1%1.7%1.6%
Mexican1.8%1.9%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.2%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Chinese0.3%0.1%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.1%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median age
38.3
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.3%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$62,796
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.8%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.1%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
2.5%
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
41.0%
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
34.9%
40.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.5%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
11.7%
8.6%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Jackson, MS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+76.4%
1896
+87.1%
1900
+87.2%
1904
No data
1908
No data
1912
+92.4%
1916
+93.8%
1920
+86.6%
1924
+88.7%
1928
+80.5%
1932
+93.0%
1936
+95.3%
1940
+93.6%
1944
+88.5%
1948
+3.2%
1952
+5.4%
1956
+17.7%
1960
−7.4%
1964
−82.5%
1968
+10.9%
1972
−53.0%
1976
−12.9%
1980
−7.4%
1984
−19.4%
1988
−19.0%
1992
−11.7%
1996
−5.3%
2000
−13.2%
2004
−12.4%
2008
+1.7%
2012
+3.9%
2016
+1.1%
2020
+3.6%
2024
−2.2%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
48.4%Harris125,996
50.5%Trump131,630
0.4%Kennedy1,108 +6
R+2.2
R+5.8
R+0.7
260,569
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.5%131,630
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.4%125,996
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%1,108
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%602
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%456
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%228
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%209
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%191
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%149
D
51.1%Biden143,758
47.4%Trump133,498
1.5%
D+3.6
D+2.6
R+0.8
281,350
D
49.3%Clinton128,988
48.3%Trump126,243
2.4%
D+1.1
R+2.9
R+1.0
261,387
D
51.6%Obama143,740
47.6%Romney132,786
0.8%
D+3.9
D+2.2
D+0.1
278,689
D
50.5%Obama141,037
48.8%McCain136,222
0.7%
D+1.7
D+14.1
R+5.5
279,077
R
43.4%Kerry102,532
55.8%Bush131,826
0.9%
R+12.4
D+0.8
R+9.9
236,419
R
42.3%Gore87,319
55.5%Bush114,534
2.2%
R+13.2
R+7.9
R+13.7
206,369
R
45.1%Clinton83,281
50.3%Dole93,004
4.6%
R+5.3
D+6.4
R+13.8
184,855
R
40.3%Clinton80,906
52.0%Bush104,411
7.7%
R+11.7
D+7.3
R+17.3
200,818
R
39.8%Dukakis75,970
58.8%Bush112,133
1.4%
R+19.0
D+0.5
R+11.2
190,786
R
39.9%Mondale77,686
59.3%Reagan115,573
0.8%
R+19.4
R+12.0
R+1.2
194,797
R
45.1%Carter79,543
52.5%Reagan92,617
2.4%
R+7.4
D+5.5
D+2.3
176,385
R
42.6%Carter62,104
55.5%Ford80,889
1.9%
R+12.9
D+40.1
R+15.0
145,698
R
22.4%McGovern27,410
75.5%Nixon92,235
2.1%
R+53.0
R+64.0
R+29.9
122,246
O
26.9%Humphrey32,284
15.9%Nixon19,149
57.2%
Wallace +30.3
D+93.4
D+11.6
120,149
R
8.8%Johnson6,703
91.2%Goldwater69,755
0.0%
R+82.5
R+75.0
R+105.0
76,458
O
22.2%Kennedy11,711
29.6%Nixon15,633
48.2%
Other +18.7
R+25.1
R+7.6
52,832
D
42.6%Stevenson16,907
24.9%Eisenhower9,890
32.4%
D+17.7
D+12.3
D+33.1
39,653
D
52.7%Stevenson24,585
47.3%Eisenhower22,077
0.0%
D+5.4
D+2.2
D+16.1
46,662
O
5.4%Truman1,740
2.2%Dewey709
92.4%
Thurmond +87.0
R+85.3
R+1.3
32,325
D
94.3%Roosevelt26,060
5.7%Dewey1,587
0.0%
D+88.5
R+5.1
D+81.0
27,647
D
96.8%Roosevelt25,524
3.2%Willkie840
0.0%
D+93.6
R+1.7
D+83.6
26,375
D
97.6%Roosevelt23,334
2.3%Landon554
0.1%
D+95.3
D+2.3
D+71.0
23,914
D
96.3%Roosevelt19,194
3.3%Hoover667
0.3%
D+93.0
D+12.5
D+75.2
19,928
D
90.2%Smith19,260
9.8%Hoover2,082
0.0%
D+80.5
R+8.3
D+98.0
21,342
D
93.5%Davis14,401
4.8%Coolidge733
1.7%
D+88.7
D+2.1
D+113.9
15,401
D
92.5%Cox9,368
5.9%Harding599
1.6%
D+86.6
R+7.2
D+112.8
10,125
D
96.4%Wilson9,880
2.6%Hughes266
1.0%
D+93.8
D+1.4
D+90.6
10,252
D
93.6%Wilson7,831
1.3%Taft106
5.1%
D+92.4
—
D+72.8
8,363
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
D
92.5%Bryan7,118
5.3%McKinley411
2.1%
D+87.2
D+0.1
D+94.7
7,692
D
92.7%Bryan8,664
5.6%McKinley523
1.7%
D+87.1
D+10.6
D+93.2
9,348
D
78.8%Cleveland5,898
2.4%Harrison178
18.8%
D+76.4
—
D+74.8
7,483
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
46.7%120,877
53.3%137,848
258,725
2020
D
53.2%149,440
45.4%127,358
280,717
2018
R
49.0%102,707
49.2%103,184
209,779
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jackson, MS
Year
Total registered
2016
451,003
2018
457,977
2020
473,856
2022
459,579
2024
452,341
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,526 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −41,345 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jackson, MS in Jackson, MS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,167
2012
−1,471
2013
−2,436
2014
−2,215
2015
−2,881
2016
−1,431
2017
−2,327
2018
−4,565
2019
−4,874
2021
−5,850
2022
−4,440
2023
−2,891
2024
−5,605
2025
−1,526
The Jackson metro anchors Mississippi's most concentrated bloc of Black voters, and shifts in its turnout margins routinely determine how competitive statewide races appear on election night.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 82.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.2 points.
A population of 611,324, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,796 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery, AL and Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
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In 2024, Jackson, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 2.2 points (R+2.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 260,569 votes cast, 125,996 went Democratic and 131,630 went Republican.
When did Jackson, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Jackson, MS, Mississippi has a population of 611,324 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Jackson, MS, Mississippi is $62,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jackson, MS, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
